The Gulf of Mexico is a semi-enclosed, international sea that is bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba. The three nations share transboundary living marine resources that move freely across political borders. ...

Background: Kalanchoe pinnata is a medicinal plant found in South America, India, and the Caribbean. Aqueous preparations of the leaves are traditionally used for the treatment of a wide range of diseases in many parts of ...

All animals are perpetually besieged with stimuli and face an extraordinary array of choices. We constantly must decide to which stimuli to respond, as well as how and when to respond. Although the decision-making process ...

Obesity is a growing health concern in Nueces County. In fact, three years ago the county seat of Nueces County, Corpus Christi, was reported as the “Fattest City in America” by Men’s Health magazine (Colleti and Masters, ...

Many states, including Texas, now require a bachelor’s degree for licensure as a professional land surveyor. Currently, only one university and a hand full of junior colleges in Texas offer land surveying degrees, and none ...

The objectives of the present study were to identify the effects of freshwater inflow (FWI) on sediment transport and nutrients supply to estuaries, and the effects of sediments on nutrient supply at sediment-water interface. ...

Sea urchins shape their environment primarily through their feeding behavior. For Lytechinus variegatus this behavior is largely guided by the detection and response to chemical stimulus. The extent of which compounds and ...

The main objective of this research is to study the impact of sea level rise on the relative increase in frequency of inundation for the low-lying coastal zones of the Gulf of Mexico caused by storms of different sizes. ...

Animals constantly regulate their behaviors in response to environmental stimuli. These adjustments involve an active and dynamic balance between defensive and non-defensive behaviors, and underlying each change are the ...

Octocorals are broadly distributed throughout the world’s oceans, from the
shallow intertidal zone to deeper than 5800 meters. Fishermen refer to large colonies as
‘trees’. This is appropriate because colonies provide ...